This is a major milestone for NC DNS Updater, because it includes two of the most requested features: install package and execution as a daemon.

This is probably the last major release before NC DNS Updater goes to the Mac App Store. Enjoy!

IMPORTANT NOTE:It’s advised that any previous versions of the app are deleted prior to installing this release.

New Feature: Now the app is distributed via Installation Package.

New Feature: Runs as a daemon. This is a major improvement, because now IP updates are executed without the need of a logged in user. Also, the app doesn’t have to be running all the time, it just serves as a settings window for configuring the hosts and parameters.

New Feature: Improved activity logging.

Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in updating “@” hosts.

Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the current IP wasn’t correctly shown after an update request was issued.

NC DNS Updater v1.9 – Released 2015-01-21

New Feature: Updates are no longer interval based. Now the updates occur on-demand when an IP change is detected.

New Feature: UI refinements for better user experience.

New Feature: Detailed information about host update status.

Bug Fix (Thanks to all the users that helped track these bugs down!): Fixed some app crashing bugs introduced in previous releases. This release is significantly more stable.

NC DNS Updater v1.8 – Released 2015-01-19

New Feature: Better error handling and logging.

New Feature: Handle Namecheap’s response to update request.

Bug Fix: Fixed some app crashing bugs.

NC DNS Updater v1.7 – Released 2015-01-12

IMPORTANT NOTE:If upgrading from v1.4, it may be necessary to delete the contents of folder ~\Library\Application Support\com.laratech.NC_DNS_Updater. To do so, run the following command in terminal:

rm -d -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.laratech.NC_DNS_Updater/

This update contains a lot of user requested features. I would like to thank Raymond Othenin-Girard and Brandon Jones for the feedback they have provided and the attention they have given to the app.

New Feature (user requested – Thanks Raymond): The host’s status indicator now shows if the IP update has propagated:

RED = host is disabled and won’t be updated;

ORANGE = host update is enabled, but the update hasn’t taken effect yet;

GREEN = The IP update has propagated.

New Feature (user requested – Thanks Raymond): App launches silently and no window opens if it has a valid configuration. At first launch or if there’s no valid configuration, the app opens the settings window.

Feature Improvement (user requested – Thanks Raymond): Overall UI improvements. The switches are now clearer as to their current state (ON/OFF).